What is the difference in fruit consumption vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Namibia?

0.25 kilograms per year per capita, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Namibia: Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita

Botswana

46.64 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

Namibia

46.39 kilograms per year per capita

in 2023

Botswana rank

153rd

Namibia rank

155th

Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 46.64 kilograms per year per capita against 46.39 kilograms per year per capita in Namibia, a difference of 0.25 kilograms per year per capita.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 153rd and Namibia ranks 155th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.35 kilograms per year per capita	31.3 kilograms per year per capita	18.95 kilograms per year per capita	Namibia
1970s	14.23 kilograms per year per capita	30.55 kilograms per year per capita	16.33 kilograms per year per capita	Namibia
1980s	16.88 kilograms per year per capita	29.38 kilograms per year per capita	12.49 kilograms per year per capita	Namibia
1990s	42.7 kilograms per year per capita	27.28 kilograms per year per capita	15.42 kilograms per year per capita	Botswana
2000s	50.57 kilograms per year per capita	28.27 kilograms per year per capita	22.29 kilograms per year per capita	Botswana
2010s	31.05 kilograms per year per capita	56.17 kilograms per year per capita	25.12 kilograms per year per capita	Namibia
2020s	44.83 kilograms per year per capita	48.66 kilograms per year per capita	3.83 kilograms per year per capita	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fruit consumption vs. gdp per capita, Botswana or Namibia?: Botswana, at 46.64 kilograms per year per capita against 46.39 kilograms per year per capita in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fruit consumption vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Namibia?: 0.25 kilograms per year per capita, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for fruit consumption vs. gdp per capita?: Botswana ranks 153rd and Namibia ranks 155th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.